This is the first time the Kerala government has given a consolidated number of the women who entered Sabarimala temple, dedicated to Lord Ayyappa, considered to be a celibate.

Updated: Jan 18, 2019 14:58:41

By Bhadra Sinha

Bindu Ammini and Kanakadurga are escorted by police after they attempted to enter the Sabarimala temple in Pathanamthitta district in the southern state of Kerala in December. They succeeded in enetring the shrine in Januray 2019.
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The Kerala government on Friday told Supreme Court that 51 women have entered the Sabarimala temple since the top court’s order in September turning down the age-old practice of denying entry to women of menstruating age.

This is the first time the Kerala government has given a consolidated number of the women who entered the shrine, dedicated to Lord Ayyappa, considered to be a celibate.

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